September 8, 2022

A Western team achieves international holographic teleportation
Dr. Adam Sirek and Western Space students take part in what they believe to be the first international holoport demonstration – when a hologram of a person or object is transmitted instantaneously to another location.

Education and Research News

New frontiers in breast cancer research
Alison Allan, PhD, leads a team of researchers in studying metastasis, a leading cause of death and the greatest unsolved issue for cancer patients.

Study says Ontarians had poor sleep quality in early days of pandemic
Dr. Victor Ng's research finds COVID-related anxiety among adults caused poor sleep quality during the early months of the pandemic.

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Professor offers forensic expertise
Dr. Rebekah Jacques, appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials, offers forensic expertise to investigate missing Indigenous children.

Celebrating Your Achievements

Congratulations to Karissa French, Jordyn Orlando, Gavin Raner and Gerrit Stuivenberg on the recognitions, appointments and honours you recently achieved.

Community

Taking chances and embracing opportunities

Maitray Patel has always explored the opportunities life has presented. Now the MD/PhD student is diving into the world of research and plans for a life in medicine.

Gaining career insight from Schulich Med Students

High school students in several local communities received hands-on experience in many areas of health care through Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Discovery Healthcare Camp.

Serving vulnerable populations

Winifred Twum-Ampofo, a student in the Master of Public Health program, is combining her medical dreams with addressing health disparities among women and children.

Returning home to help

Medical Student, Laney Beaulieu, completed her Discovery Week placement a program designed to introduce students to rural and regional medicine, in the Northwest Territories.

Working & Learning at Schulich

Award: With her pioneering work in super-resolution imaging and genome-scale imaging techniques, Xiaowei Zhuang, PhD, is the recipient of the 2022 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, presented by the Robarts Research Institute, at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.

Media and Social Highlights

Toronto Star
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Professor Dr. Adam Sirek was quoted in an article about the motivation behind why humans have a desire to explore.

Twitter
Welcome Dr. Pingzhao Hu, who joins the Schulich family as an Associate Professor, Health Data Science, Bioinformatics, Statistical Genetics.

AM640 Toronto
Professor Lauren Cipriano discusses the healthcare summit between the leaders of Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Instagram
Starting a new job or rotation is stressful! But Dr. Frazer is all smiles as orientation begins at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Campus.

Twitter
Dr. Sandra Northcott, Associate Dean Learner Experience welcomes the incoming dental students of 2026!

Instagram
After a couple long years of COVID-19 and missing out on clinical opportunities, Aman and Devanshi finally got to start their hands-on medical journeys.